Alzheimer's Disease and the Fornix

• Main Author: Constantine G. Lyketsos (auth)
• Other Authors: Kenichi Oishi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Fornix; Limbic; Memory; normal aging; Cognition; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Alzheimer's disease; Diffusion Tensor Imaging
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This e-book focuses primarily on the role of the fornix as a functional, prognostic, and diagnostic marker of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the application of such a marker in clinical practice. Researchers have long been focused on the cortical pathology of AD, since the most important patholo...